E3 -- one up!

Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times

The giant video game conference known as E3 took place at the Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles, and between the cosplay and other electronic gadget nerd craziness, a lot of serious business took place. For example, Microsoft unveiled SmartGlass as a way to bring all your devices closer. Nintendo tried to persuade folks it can stage a comeback in the video game console business with its successor to the Wii. And then there were all those games to be played with.

The giant video game conference known as E3 took place at the Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles, and between the cosplay and other electronic gadget nerd craziness, a lot of serious business took place. For example, Microsoft unveiled SmartGlass as a way to bring all your devices closer. Nintendo tried to persuade folks it can stage a comeback in the video game console business with its successor to the Wii. And then there were all those games to be played with. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

The giant video game conference known as E3 took place at the Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles, and between the cosplay and other electronic gadget nerd craziness, a lot of serious business took place. For example, Microsoft unveiled SmartGlass as a way to bring all your devices closer. Nintendo tried to persuade folks it can stage a comeback in the video game console business with its successor to the Wii. And then there were all those games to be played with.